Patient Jonassen loses cool as Jun Hao exits Hylo with defeat to unknown Indian shuttler


Dressing down: Leong Jun Hao has incurred the wrath of his coach Kenneth Jonassen after another early exit during their European Tour.

PETALING JAYA: National singles coaching director Kenneth Jonassen did not mince his words as he openly expressed his disappointment with Malaysia’s top men’s singles shuttler Leong Jun Hao over his poor showing in Europe.

Jun Hao fell 14-21, 21-18, 16-21 to world No. 62 Sankar Subramanian of India in the first round of the Hylo Open in Saarbrucken, Germany.

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